I would always rather shoot for something unique and fail than do a script because I feel like they're hitting all the right mainstream beats.
Patton OswaltIf Kevin James or Paul Giamatti drop weight, I'm done. I don't want to be the last pudge out there.
Patton OswaltSomebody is going to find a way digitally that is just as innovative. In the end, the tools can change, but there is always someone who can think of something cool to do.
Patton OswaltPeople will find transformation and transcendence in a McDonald's hash brown if it's all they've got.
Patton OswaltI'm glad that that era of stand-up is over, because I think it adversely affected a lot of people who could have been really, really great comedians. Because they unconsciously or subconsciously stifled their wild impulses, and were thinking about the five clean minutes for The Tonight Show, or the 20-minute sitcom pitch as a stand-up act.
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